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HURRICANE BONNIE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 19A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT MON AUG 24 1998
...DANGEROUS HURRICANE BONNIE DRIFTING NORTHWESTWARD...
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND A
A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS.
BONNIE COULD THREATEN THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES
WITHIN THE NEXT FEW DAYS AND INTERESTS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS LARGE AND DANGEROUS
HURRICANE.
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.5 WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES
...265 KM...NORTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS.
BONNIE HAS BEEN DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AT 5 MPH...8 KM/HR
...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. IF THIS OCCURS...A HURRICANE
WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST
LATER TODAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 115 MPH...185
KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SATELLITE IMAGES NO LONGER SHOW AN
EYE...AND BONNIE MAY HAVE WEAKENED SLIGHTLY. A HURRICANE HUNTER
PLANE WILL REPORT SHORTLY ON THE CURRENT STRENGTH OF THE HURRICANE.
SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY MAY OCCUR BUT BONNIE IS FORECAST TO
REMAIN A POWERFUL HURRICANE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
BONNIE IS A LARGE HURRICANE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD
UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM...FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 963 MB...28.44 INCHES.
A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS COULD OCCUR
OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA IN THE BAHAMAS.
RAINBANDS ASSOCIATED WITH BONNIE WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE BAHAMAS AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF THREE TO FIVE INCHES
ARE LIKELY.
REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...25.5 N... 72.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 963 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM EDT.
PASCH
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